Contact Warning 1

[R.Eng]

Hi,
How can I solve this warning in ABAQUS?
For a self contact surface, the facets of the elements in element set WarnElemFacetThickPt63d-Step1 are thicker than 0.6 times an edge or diagonal length of the facets. Use the MAXRATIO parameter on *SURFACE to allow automatic rescaling of the contact thicknesses where necessary for this surface. Refer to the status file for further details.

 

[FEA way]

Start by following the suggestion given in this warning message - add the MAX RATIO parameter to the *Surface keyword corresponding to the definition of the surface included in self-contact.

 

[R.Eng]

@FEA way The contact is General contact and there is no self contact, as you can see in Picture.

 

[FEA way]

Most likely this error will disappear when you change the mesh size so that it matches shell thickness (currently thickness is too large when compared with element edge length).